Album Side Saturday 2013

Record Store Day is Saturday, April 20th, and to celebrate, we’re bringing back one of our favorite TTS traditions, Album Side Saturday. We’ll play complete album sides from some of rock’s greatest records and give away special vinyl throughout the day, including pieces from The Rolling Stones, Jack White, and The Avett Brothers. And…if you take home some vinyl, you’ll be registered to win an exclusive Third Man Records Portable Use Record Player from Columbia Records. Album Side Saturday starts April 20th at 6am on 92-3 WTTS.

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At least one full side of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Or Running on Empty. Or Every Picture Tells A Story. Satisfy us on the oldies front in a single whomp and then get on to Better Things (obscure Kinks reference). x

Album Side Saturday is my favorite day of the year. Sad, but true. Since last year’s special day, I’ve been thinking about album sides. As I recall, there are normally 10 covered. So, here are ten that deserve consideration, but in no particular order:

Abbey Road, side two, because it’s the most perfect album side ever created. In fact, if you played just the Golden Slumbers medley every night at midnight, I would stay up that late every day, damn the consequences.

Moondance, Van the Man, side one. Anyone who votes against this should not be on the radio. Ever. Anywhere.

The Police, Synchronicity, side two. For the uninitiated, well, listen and learn.

While I certainly appreciate album side Sat., I’m hoping for some new considerations this time around. ‘Classic’ rock, it appears, seems to be a male dominated genre. How about throwing in some Heart this year? Maybe side 1 of ‘Dreamboat Annie’ or side 1 of ‘Little Queen’. (great way to promo their upcoming concert here this summer too). And, if that seems more than the masses can take, how about at least giving some air play to ‘Dog and Butterfly’ on over easy the following Sun.

Play Out of Time by REM side one,LYle Lovett Joshua Judges Ruth either side,Mellisa Etheridge, Yes I Am either side,Jonny Lang Lie To Me either side,Eric Clapton 461 Ocean Boulevard or Journyman either side, The Freddy Jones Band Waiting for the Night and can’t forget Dave Mathews Band CRASH. Oh forgot please play side one of Cold Play’s Parachutes,thanks

Abbey Road – side B
Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys – Traffic
Super Session w/ Al Kooper – side with Season of the Witch
Big Brother and the Holding Company
End of the Line – Traveling Wilburys
Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys – side A (best is mono version)